western maryland college december, 1963 - Hoover Library

On the Hill
Indian
on Faculty
A Fulbright-Whitney visiting professor of
economics from India has joined the Western
Maryland faculty for this semester. Dr.
M. H. Copal was one of four additions to
the faculty announced by President Ensor.
Returning to campus is Miss Marianne
Shears, '58, instructor in English. Miss
Shears was in Europe during the first semester.
Miss Ruth Ann Runkles joins the faculty
us a special instructor in library science.
She has completed her MSLS at Drexel Institute
of Technology. Mrs. Craig Schmall
{Mary Lee Younger, '55) will be a graduate
laboratory assistant in the biology department.
Dr. Copal, a well known Indian economist,
is a graduate of the University of
Mysore, has an M.A. at the University of
Bomhay and his Ph.D. at the University of
London. He studied law at Loncoln's Inn,
also in London. Dr. Gopal has taught at
~'!ysore University and was research reader
in public finance at Delhi University; university
professor in economics at Andhra
University; visiting scholar at Harvard University;
professor of economics at Mysore;
professor of economics, Ford Foundation
Unit, University of Madras; and consultant
to the National Council of Applied Economic
Research. He is a member of the
All-India Railway Rates Tribunal and a consultant
to the Fiscal Division of the U. N
in New York.
The visiting professor will teach a general
course called Roots of Indian Tradition and
a more specialized course in Problems of
Indian Economic Planning.
Type A Chairman
Alumni Secretary Philip E. Uhrig has
rece~tly completed his first year as Type A
Chmrman, District II of the American
Alumni Council.
Dis~ict II is the largest unit of the
Coun.cll, a professional organization for those
working with alumni affairs, and includes
several hundred colleges and universities in
New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland,
N.ew Jersey, District of Columbia
West Ylfginia, Canaa and several foreig~
countries. The Amencan Alumni Council is
divided into three types: A-gencral alumni
program; B-fund raising; Cc-rrmgazines.
Type. chairmen, such as Phil Uhrig, are
responsible for programs at district and
national conferences. The January District
II conference at Cherry Hill, New Jersey,
was attended hy 499 alumni workers. The
Western Maryland alumni secretary devoted
about a year's spare time to arranging the
program and securing Type t\ speakers for
the four-day conference.
Type Chairmcn are elected for two-year
terms. P.hil is already planning for the Conference
tn January, 1965.
TAKE A NEW LOOK
Alumni Hall-Have you seen it As you
approach the main entrance, look high above
and you will see, in outline form, the bridge
uf a ship with it'i five portholes, protected
by six lions, interlaced with garlands, all
in white, facing the west.
On either side, below the bridge, you
will observe two huge life preservers, also
in white, symbolic of the attempt, at any
cost, to save man from drowning in ignorance.
Also, to the right and left immediately
below the bridge, you will observe
twin sets of white Ionic capitals, tantalizing
reminders of the greatness of Greek
scholarship, art, and philosophy bequeathed
to us as part of our cultuml heritage.
As you ascend the steps to enter the
building you will he surprised to see overhead
a frieze of sixteen lion heads, symbolic
of great strength and power for your protection-our
heritage from Egypt, Mycenae,
and Delos. Now you enter through one of
the Roman arches of brick-a singular Roman
contribution. Upon entering the foyer, you
may descend, to the right or left, angular
staircases to a small reception room. Then,
on through n narrow passage way to the
by PhiliP S. Royer
inner chamber containing seven stained glass
windows, representative of the Middle Ages,
the trivium and quadrivium of medieval
scholasticism. The center window of the
seven is the representation of MUSIC, an
original member of the quadrivium, the
advanced studies of the seven liberal arts.
Entombed within this inner chamber are
engraved graduate records of class rolls dating
from 1871.
Then, if you like, and feel physically nt,
climb the back, narrow circuitous stairway
to the coliseum above with its historic
vaulted rooL
As you sit catching your breath, review
what you have seen: A hridge of five portholes,
protected by six lions high overhead;
twin Ionic capitals; two large life preservers,
and sixteen lions protecting the approach
to the three Homan arches and the seven
stained glass windows.
A.pleasant remind~r to us, in frozen form,
of historic elements In our cultural heritage.
Philip S. Royer is associate professor of
music. He is an auid walker and noted these
items nn Alumni Hall during an earl!J morning
campus stroll.
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